Greater London · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Old Chiswick, Greater London
For grease trap cleaning in Old Chiswick, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
Grease trap cleaning in Old Chiswick
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We assess the trap and how fast it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. If you have a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap and sinks that drain slowly, we can help.
Fat, oil and grease poured down drains helps form fatbergs, and London’s sewers have made the news for them more than once. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly keeps fat out of the drains.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Old Chiswick (W4, SW13, W6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Old Chiswick.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
FAQs for Old Chiswick
Which environmental health team covers Old Chiswick?
Kitchens in Old Chiswick are inspected by Hounslow council’s environmental health officers. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can you work in Old Chiswick outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What do you do with the waste?
We take it away. There’s nothing left for your team to deal with once the clean is done.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we will tell you so you can call a drainage contractor.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
Keep used oil out of the drains and the trap won’t fill as quickly. It makes a real difference.
An overfull trap lets grease pass. Cleaning it before it’s full keeps grease out of the drains and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
When to call us in Old Chiswick
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. They cool and float to the top of the trap and the grease layer grows.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Drains clogged with fat
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Old Chiswick (the nearest hospital is West London Hospital, about 1.3 miles east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
How we price grease trap cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- The condition we find in the survey
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Grease set hard in the drain run
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Old Chiswick
There are about 474 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 94 takeaways and sandwich shops across Old Chiswick and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. Fat from London kitchens contributes to sewer blockages, which is why grease traps need emptying on a schedule. It’s Hounslow council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Old Chiswick. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
School kitchens, at schools like The William Hogarth Primary School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. If you run a café or takeaway near Chiswick station, a deep clean overnight means the kitchen opens as normal next morning.
Old Chiswick is about 2 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. Old Chiswick gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Old Chiswick is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. We also work in London, around 7 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: W4, SW13 and W6. That includes premises on Short Road, Quick Road and Paxton Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Old Chiswick, we cover Turnham Green (1 mile west), Chiswick (1 mile north-west), Grove Park (1 mile west), Barnes (1 mile south) and Hammersmith (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles east), City of Westminster (5 miles north-east), Marylebone (5 miles north-east), St Pancras (6 miles north-east), Shoreditch (8 miles east) and Walthamstow (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Old Chiswick
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to George and Devonshire pub, The Swedish School and Polish Library POSK in London and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Turnham Green (0.8 miles north-west) and Chiswick School (0.5 miles south-west). The nearest railway station is Chiswick station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Kurdish Museum Library and Archive (0.7 miles north-east) and West London Hospital (1.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s Campden Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.